Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Name:
cutterpillow
GRAPHIC 1
Your graphic (url):
http://i46.tinypic.com/1zvv4nd.jpg
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~Mood 3/3
The mood here seems to be a mixture of cute and comedy. If this is what you were attempting to achieve, then you have done it very well.
~Colour/Color 3/3
The background of it seems very dull, with the brown but as it is a scrapbook type of graphic, it definitely suits this type of layout. The colors for the text of "the native/the alien" are lovely, and overall the colors match the mood perfectly.
~Font 2/3
The scrapbook cutouts for 'Ten Days' and for the text of "the native/the alien" are very nicely done. I do however have a problem with the credits and the quote, if you had used a much simpler font, it would have been more appealing, as you've now used 3 different types of font, that are all a bit decorative.
~Image Suitability 3/3
Very good image choice, they both match the mood, and the storyline (or so it seems). They are also high quality which makes it much more pleasing to see.
~Overall layout 2/3
The flower borders, although they do add to the scrapbook look, it all seems a bit too busy with it included. As you've got the binding, the flowers, the text, the images and the rainbows. If perhaps you had not added them, it would look better but it still looks rather good.
Total: 13/15
~Extra
You seem to be very good at the scrapbook type of graphics and very high quality. I look forward to seeing more of this work as I continue to review.
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GRAPHIC 2
Your graphic (url):
http://i47.tinypic.com/242g968.jpg
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~Mood 3/3
A very dark and mysterious mood, very interesting.
~Colour/Color 3/3
Lovely blending of colors, from the pink to the yellow. Very well done, the gradation of it seems flawless.
~Font 2/3
Three different types of fonts used, try and keep the changing of fonts to a minimum of 2. One for the 'T' and the other for the rest, this helps it create more unity in the graphic.
~Image Suitability 3/3
Lovely chosen images, and great blending between them, very lovely to see. Also high quality images which are always nicer to see in graphics.
~ Effects 1/3
I do have a problem with those white spots over the graphic, it looks like a failed attempt at the dissolve effect. (is it meant to be snow?)
If you had removed this it may have been more appealing, or perhaps use another image and blending that in for the title.
~Overall layout 2/3
It looks very lovely overall, you have wonderful gradation and well chosen images. The main problem is that effect, I can't seem to get over it as it covers half of the graphic. I wonder how it would have looked like without it.
Total: 14/18
~Extra
I do love Horikita Maki stories, if you could leave a link to this story in the tagbox, that would be lovely.
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GRAPHIC 3
Your graphic (url):
http://i49.tinypic.com/11c6vs1.jpg
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~Mood 2/3
Not really sure what mood this is supposed to be, drama? mystery? heartbreak?
It's really unclear and
~Colour/Color 2/3
The black and blue look lovely contrasting against the torn paper color. There are also tinges of blue within the images as well, which just adds unity to the whole graphic.
The bright blue light flash at the bottom seems a bit bright and random there however, I'm not sure if it was added by you or if it was part of the images, but perhaps a duller sort of blue would have been more suitable.
~Font 2/3
There are three types of fonts used here, and all of them are clashing with each other. Try and keep the changing of fonts to a minimum.
In choosing colors for fonts, you should be aware of what is the main focus and not the detail of the graphic, in this case the main focus was the beige paper, and the detail was the blue.
You used the blue as the font color, and with using different fonts, you could not succeed in the overall look.
So to make a color match the graphic, you must choose the right font, if not it won't suit it at all.
~Image Suitability 3/3
Well chosen images, high quality as usual.
The image on the left, at the top you can see the edge of the image. This probably doesn't matter to the requester, but if you had blended it in or moved the image up a bit I wouldn't have picked it up.
Also, the tearing of the paper on his side, seems to be more beige, that may have been a blending problem and the dark would have looked a bit better, but still rather unnoticeable.
~Overall layout 2/3
Very interesting, to say the least. You have the border around the graphic which leaves a clean finish to the graphic, not sure if it was really necessary to add it on however.
Total: 11/15
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OVERALL SUMMARY FOR ROW 1
Well chosen images, as always.
Lovely blending abilities shown here, you seem to work rather well with scrapbook and blending styles.
You seem to have a real problem for fonts, please try and keep them as simple as possible and at a minimum of 2 different types i.e. one fancy/decorative one, and a simple one, this way the fonts won't clash with each other and try and overwhelm the graphic.
Hope that this was helpful.
If you wish us to continue reviewing the rest of your graphics, please mention in the tagbox.
Serenity | 4:43 PM
